Kursu Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Kursu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 119 | 1:46,191 | 5,676 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Kurşu (62) are calculated separately.
Kursu (13) may also be a first name.
Kursu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kursu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kursu (Oriya: କୁଶୁର୍, Russian: Курсу) is more frequently found in Finland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kurşu. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kursu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kursu is the 1,328,442nd most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Kursu reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Scandinavia. Kursu is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 13 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 46,191. In Finland Kursu is mostly concentrated in: Lapland, where 34 percent live, Uusimaa, where 25 percent live and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 24 percent live. Other than Finland it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurşu | 93 | 62 | / |
| Khursu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kurrsu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Koursou | 83 | 58 | / |
| Kurszus | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kurshus | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kurshau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khursut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khursou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Korsu | 80 | 163 | / |
| Kurçu | 80 | 82 | / |
| Kurju | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kurcu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kurzu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kurschus | 77 | 358 | / |
| Kourssou | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kurschuß | 77 | 1 | / |
| Curseu | 73 | 79 | / |
| Cursau | 73 | 72 | / |
| Kurtcu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Cursus | 73 | 29 | / |
| Kurdcu | 73 | 19 | / |
| Korshu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Korsou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Curssu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Korsuň | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kurzup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kurzus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kurzhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khurju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cursoux | 67 | 284 | / |
| Kourzou | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kourjou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kurchus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kurchou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coursui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurchau | 67 | 1 | / |
Kursu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kursu in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁଶୁର୍ | kusur | 50 |
| କୁସୁର୍ | kusur | 50 |
| Kursu in the Russian language | ||
| Курсу | kursu | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kursu
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